[TheForge] Air Hammer Cylinder and valve combination

[Mark A. Pesetsky]

Mark:
I started building an air hammer a couple of years ago.  I used a =
surplus 12
inch by 2-1/2 inch cylinder and a surplus 5-way valve.  The Ram is about
15-20 pounds.  The ports on my valve are only 5/16 inch in diameter by =
the
time the hose barbs are screwed into the valve body.  Although the =
hammer
went up and down, it could not strike a very hard blow. I planned to use =
a
light weight ram and and depend more on speed than mass, since my anvil =
is
only 150 pounds.






The cylinder that I have is a 3 1/4 X 12.=20

I'll post pics once I get going on this thing.

Thanks for the input/advice.

Mark